Sharper looking sharp as ever at age 33

**Vikes** · 10-30-2009, 06:53 PM

Nice read on Darren Sharper.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_yl...v=ap&type=lgns

**Purple Floyd** · 10-30-2009, 07:04 PM

Sure could use that productivity in the Vikings secondary.

**i_bleed_purple** · 10-30-2009, 07:11 PM

His return yards are only 2 fewer than running back Reggie BushÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s(notes) total yards from scrimmage. Both have three TDs.

**kevoncox** · 10-30-2009, 07:26 PM

Anyone notice our Run defense has dropped off since we lost the guy that lost a step.
He is making a lot of PPO posters eat raw, cold crow this season. Wish we had some Vet play in the secondary.

**i_bleed_purple** · 10-30-2009, 07:27 PM

"kevoncox" wrote:

Anyone notice our Run defense has dropped off since we lost the guy that lost a step.
He is making a lot of PPO posters eat raw, cold crow this season. Wish we had some Vet play in the secondary.

yep, aside from being terrible in coverage, TJ and Madieu aren't doing a good job stepping up and filling in on the run either.

**Mr Anderson** · 10-30-2009, 07:29 PM

Obviously Sharper was the heart of our defense.
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**kevoncox** · 10-30-2009, 07:30 PM

"i_bleed_purple" wrote:

"kevoncox" wrote:

Anyone notice our Run defense has dropped off since we lost the guy that lost a step.
He is making a lot of PPO posters eat raw, cold crow this season. Wish we had some Vet play in the secondary.

yep, aside from being terrible in coverage, TJ and Madieu aren't doing a good job stepping up and filling in on the run either.

Both seem to be about 50-50 to whiff on a tackle. :

Why did we run him out of town?

**kevoncox** · 10-30-2009, 07:32 PM

"Mr" wrote:

Obviously Sharper was the heart of our defense.
:

Obviously, you don't respect what a good safety can do for a defense. It's hard to understand you speaking while you have your foot in your mouth. Go back and watch the last 5 mins of the Ravens game and then come back enlightened.

**i_bleed_purple** · 10-30-2009, 07:53 PM

"kevoncox" wrote:

"i_bleed_purple" wrote:

"kevoncox" wrote:

Anyone notice our Run defense has dropped off since we lost the guy that lost a step.
He is making a lot of PPO posters eat raw, cold crow this season. Wish we had some Vet play in the secondary.

yep, aside from being terrible in coverage, TJ and Madieu aren't doing a good job stepping up and filling in on the run either.

Both seem to be about 50-50 to whiff on a tackle. :

Why did we run him out of town?

Because Sharper was "out of position", "slow" and "missed tackles".

What people fail to acknowledge, is those of us who still want Sharper know he wouldn't have this production here, but he's still an improvement over TJ.
He's obviously not that slow, he can still run and cover just fine.
He had no production because he did a good job of shutting down his side of the field.
I don't recall alot of players beating Sharper.
When he did get beat, it was often while someone was coming across the field.

**kevoncox** · 10-30-2009, 08:00 PM

"i_bleed_purple" wrote:

"kevoncox" wrote:

"i_bleed_purple" wrote:

"kevoncox" wrote:

Anyone notice our Run defense has dropped off since we lost the guy that lost a step.
He is making a lot of PPO posters eat raw, cold crow this season. Wish we had some Vet play in the secondary.

yep, aside from being terrible in coverage, TJ and Madieu aren't doing a good job stepping up and filling in on the run either.

Both seem to be about 50-50 to whiff on a tackle. :

Why did we run him out of town?

Because Sharper was "out of position", "slow" and "missed tackles".

What people fail to acknowledge, is those of us who still want Sharper know he wouldn't have this production here, but he's still an improvement over TJ.
He's obviously not that slow, he can still run and cover just fine.
He had no production because he did a good job of shutting down his side of the field.
I don't recall alot of players beating Sharper.
When he did get beat, it was often while someone was coming across the field.

I think Sharper, like anyone, makes mistakes. I can say that i he made few last season that I have seen TJ make 6 weeks in.